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4. Database format

4.1 Extensions to the file-system-standard

We have reserved the directory /usr/share/trans for all translation systems. At the moment, there are 3 specified Subdirectories:

This is an example of a database in the plain format:

Abend   evening
Abendandacht    evensong
Abendanzug      formal dress
Abendessen      dinnersupper
...
Analogie        analogy
Analogrechner   analog computer
Analphabet      illiterate
...
Birke   birch
Birkenholz      birchwood
Birkenrute      birch rod
Birkenwald      birch grove

This databases consists of 2 columns, which are tabulator-delimited. (Further columns are reserved for future enhancements) The whole file has to be sorted by the first column. The sorting has to be case-independent. KQuick searches for the first column (e.g.:"birkenHolz"), and outputs the second column ("birchwood"). There must not be several rows with the same first column. You may use HTML syntax for all the special charakters. ä=ä ö=ö ü=ü Ä=Ä Ö=Ö Ü=Ü ß=ß

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